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  1. The Saxony-Anhalt premier said he could not rule out more deaths due to the number of seriously injured.
  2. Congress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.
  3. Jamil Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by people who lived on his street, is among the senior regime figures who have fled with their families.
  4. The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.
  5. It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
  6. A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.
  7. The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign.
  8. The Israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen had been unsuccessful and that it had landed in a public park.
  9. VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.
  10. President Biden had pledged to pause deportations, but ended up expanding it following a surge in border crossings.
  11. The alleged attacker, 19, was a former pupil with a history of mental health issues, officials say.
  12. Young Igbos in the UK meet up weekly to reconnect with their roots.
  13. The expedition also found a new species of dwarf squirrel and 10 types of butterfly.
  14. It follows meetings between top US diplomats and representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus.
  15. France's president pays tribute to her strength in the trial of her husband and 50 other men.
  16. Matteo Salvini was accused of kidnap and dereliction of duty for refusing to let a rescue boat dock in 2019.
  17. The pair were found with magic charms, including a live chameleon, the police say.
  18. Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of Samuel Paty will learn their fate in a Paris court.
  19. So far 18 people have been rescued from the sea with many of the survivors suffering from injuries after the incident.
  20. Marcin Romanowski is facing 11 charges in Poland, including being accused of defrauding the state.
  21. Putin tells an end-of-year press conference there should have been "systemic preparation" for the full-scale invasion.
  22. Nelson Amenya is hailed as a hero in Kenya after sharing details of a plan to lease the main airport.
  23. It follows calls from the Workers United union for higher pay and better conditions for Starbucks baristas.
  24. Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the woman to cover her hair before the picture.
  25. The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown.
  26. A court upholds the influencer's challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.
  27. Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez at lunch when he noticed something was wrong.
  28. The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.
  29. The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.
  30. Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.
  31. As the longest serving G7 leader, the Canadian prime minister has weathered many storms. But this time might be different.
  32. Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
  33. Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.
  34. A selection of news photographs from around the world.
  35. Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.
  36. Army defectors say units sent to fight against Ukraine will have high morale but won't be battle hardened.
  37. The ex-husband - who is under investigation for other attacks - has a divided personality, a doctor finds.
  38. The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory.
  39. Kurdish forces say there's a real threat IS militants will try to break out comrades held in their jails in the north east.
  40. The rebel offensive that ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule has left Syria facing an uncertain future